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APRIL 15, 2010

I was on This Week in Venture Capital (TWiVC) again this week with Jason Calacanis. Especially when he’s surrounded by Danny Rimer (who funded Skype, MySQL, Last.FM I think everybody heard about this acquisition. PLUS RELATED FUNDING …. My take: Never bet against Bill Gross. M&A Discussion.

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AUGUST 14, 2013

According to NextSpace, its first expansion outside California comes via the acquisition of a coworking operator called The Coop. nextspace venture capital coworking chicago coop merger acquisition' The investment came from a Chicago real estate and private equity investor, Lakewest, along with angels. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 15, 2017

Los Angeles-based mobile gaming developer Scopely has raised $60M in a new funding, the company announced on Thursday, in a round led by Revolution Growth. The round also included Greenspring Associates, Sands Capital Ventures, Cross Creek Advisors, and Pritzker Group Venture Capital. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

Santa Monica-based VY Esports , a new startup focused on connecting esports, brands, and media companies, said on Thursday that it has raised a seed funding round. Size of the funding was not announced. VY Esports said the seed funding was led by Raine Ventures, and also included Courtside Ventures, Elysian Park Ventures, and others.

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JANUARY 3, 2016

In the VC insider baseball world a discussion has gone on about “VC platforms” over the past 5 or so years. While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros.

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MAY 8, 2017

Austin —Dell Technologies is publicly unveiling a venture capital investment arm that has been quietly investing in startups since the operation was run by EMC, the data storage giant that Dell agreed to acquire for $67 billion in 2015. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Another, new venture capital firm, with an office in Los Angeles, NordicEye , has set up an office in Santa Monica, and has been targeting investments in the growing Silicon Beach region. only 11 months ago, before Proofpoint's $66M acquisition of Weblife today. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 2, 2011

William Quigley , a venture capitalist at Clearstone Venture Partners, is making the argument that venture capital returns are set to return superior returns in the coming years, due to the disinterest of institutional investors.

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APRIL 21, 2010

I just cover the companies that were funded that week. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. And of course the big question is whether Salesforce.com can out innovate these startups (especially after their acquisition of InStranet ). Expect great things from Assistly.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). per year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

Thus your startup maturity and growth stage is the primary key to success with potential funding sources. Different types of investors tend to specialize in capitalizing on businesses at different stages. My invention and prototype works, but I need funding to continue.” Marty Zwilling

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JULY 16, 2023

None normally work for or provide funds for early-stage startups. Typically, their service is to help you invest in stocks, bonds, or mutual funds, much like independent financial advisors. Many investment banks even call themselves “boutiques.” Investment banks normally charge fees consisting of three components.

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JANUARY 10, 2022

As part of the acquisition, mPulse Mobile said it has received a growth investment from growth equity firm PSG, along with existing investors Optum Ventures, OCA Ventures, HLM Venture Partners, Echo Health Ventures, SJF Ventures and Bonfire Ventures. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Venture capital activity is gradually easing from last year’s peak, according to a new quarterly report put together by Seattle-based PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association. VC firms invested $14.99 PitchBook data also shows a nearly 29 percent decline in year-over-year funding, from the $21.1

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Los Angeles-based Electric Monster, a new startup which focuses on digital entertainment, said on Thursday that it has raised a "major round" of funding, and acquired React Media. Size of the funding was not announced. The company said the acquisition is its fifth acquisition to date.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

(Romeo Power) has raised new funding from recycling and solid waste company Republic Services. According to Romeo Power, Republic Services has exercised its option to acquire additional shares of Class A common stock in RMG Acquisition Corp. Romeo Power is in the midst of an acquisition by RMG Acquisition Corp.,

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JUNE 18, 2010

To see the video of This Week in VC click on this link. What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). 406 Ventures.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

more in funding, the company announced on Tuesday. The funding came from prior investor Crosscut Ventures. Retina develops customer lifetime value software which companies used to determine how much their customers are worth to them, helping them to optimize their cost-per-acquisition. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

I recently filmed a show for This Week in Venture Capital in which I talked about how to prepare for a VC meeting: whom you’ll meet, who should attend from your side, what materials you should bring and how you should run the meeting. I funded them 8 weeks later. The “Triple Play&# of VC Presentations.

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MAY 4, 2010

It was especially fun for me because we got the chance to talk about the VC industry and how entrepreneurs should think about the VC industry in addition to discussing deals. Clearstone currently invests out of a $200 million fund based in LA with offices in Menlo Park and in India. Segment Three: “VC Deals Funded this Week”.

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MAY 25, 2019

Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a newsletter published every Saturday that dives into the week’s most noteworthy venture deals, fundraises, M&A transactions and trends. Liquid Death has attracted nearly $2 million in funding from angel investors like Away co-founder Jen Rubio and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Los Angeles-based healthcare venture capital investor Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health has scored an exit in its portfolio, through the acquisition of Ciitizen by Invitae. According to Wavemaker Health, Ciitizen was its third investment in its fund.

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MARCH 11, 2015

Santa Monica-based Cinq Music ,  which helps music companies distribute their music digitally, through mobile, and physical channels, has raised a round of funding, according to GoDigital Media Group, the investor in the company. Size of the funding was not disclosed. Cinq Music is led by Barry Daffurn. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

According to Bird, the additional funding was an extension to its Series D funding round, bringing that round total to $350M, with funding from Target Global, Team Europe, Idinvest Partners, and Signals VC. According to Bird, the acquisition of Circ will add more than 300 employees to its European operation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Even if you work every day in the world of new-venture funding, as I do, the options are confusing, and their meanings seem to change on a regular basis. Crowdfunding is rapidly becoming the major source of funding for seed-stage startups. A micro venture capital firm. A “genesis” venture capital round.

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JULY 9, 2021

Costa Mesa-based early stage venture capital investor CerraCap Ventures has scored an exit out of its portfolio, saying today that one of its companies, Totient, has been acquired by Absci. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The venture investor says the exit is the second for tht fund.

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MAY 1, 2019

Santa Monica-based advertising startup VideoAmp said on Wednesday that it has raised a big $70M funding round, led by the Raine Group, and also included Ankona Capital, Mediaocean, and RTL Group. The company, which develops cross-platform advertising, said it will use the funding to build out its team, as well as for acquisition.

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JULY 10, 2010

This episode of This Week in Venture Capital featured Michael Montgomery, president of Montgomery & Co. You have to be selected to present and it is typically reserved for companies that have already raised early-stage capital and are well into revenue growth. Should you use investment banks to raise venture capital?

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Rolf Winkler wrote a piece in the WSJ about A16Z’s returns in which he says they “lag behind Sequoia, Benchmark and Founders Fund.” Scott Kupor of A16Z responded with a comprehensive overview of valuation methodology in a post that while accurate feels more targeted at sophisticated Limited Partners (LPs) who invest in funds.

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MARCH 3, 2020

in an equity financing, and also entered into a reverse merger with an entity called Peninsula Acquisition Corporation. Transphorm said the funding came from existing investors, including an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. According to Transphorm, following the merger, Peninsula changed its name to Transphorm, Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Skurt was venture backed by Upfront Ventures, BMW, Cross Culture Ventures, Expansion VC, Greycroft Partners, and Magic Johnson.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

Los Angeles-based Moonshots Capital , the venture capital investment firm led by Kelly Perdew, has seen its first exit out of its portfolio, with the acquisition this week of Threatcare , a developer of cybersecurity software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Santa Monica-based ThisNext announced this morning that it has acquired fashion and beauty site Stylehive , and raised a Series C round of funding. The firm did not disclose amount of the funding, however, a regulatory filing by the firm last week indicated the funding round was worth $1.2M. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2010

Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs , February 2, 2010 Looks at the critical equation around customer acquisition cost vs. customer lifetime value similar to what I discussed in Startup Metrics but in more depth. Great stuff. How Unique Is A Unique Visitor? -

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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Proofpoint said it will use the acquisition to extend its email malware protection to users' personal email accounts. Weblife was venture backed by a new, venture capital investment firm in Los Angeles, Nordic Eye, which has offices in both LA and Copenhagen. Nordic Eye said it invested $3.0M READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

According to Surf Air, it will use the acquisition to create a new company, called Surf Air Mobility Corporation , which it says will focus on making "flying a viable alternative to commercial airlines and driving on short routes." Surf Air--now led by CEO Sudhin Shahani--did not detail financial aspects fo the acquisition deal.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The funding was led by Rincon Venture Partners, Wavemaker Partners, Frontier Venture Capital, and Apex Ventures. Financial details of the Dart Music acquisition was not announced. in a seed financing round, according to the company.

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